Laydon Family Crest & Name History

A Laydon ancestor may well appear as Lydon in earlier records. The name is usually explained as “Someone who came from Lydden (pasture with a shelter)”.

Spelling and variants

Records show Laydon as one of the forms Lydon took over time. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. Other spellings include Lyddon and Lyden.

Arms associated with the name

Arms linked to Lydon and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

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